Reef Castle, the palace of the city lord, and the command room.
Just as Military God Sauron finished chuckling, another staff officer walked in quickly from outside and reported: "General, the latest information."
The staff officer who read the information to Sauron at first glanced at the new staff officer strangely, frowned, took a step back, and listened to what the other person said.
The new staff officer cleared his throat and said: "General, about an hour ago, the garrison troops from multiple territories and special garrison areas successfully formed the first layer of encirclement of Sarin, approaching the position thirty miles away from the border of Sarin. And continued to shrink and advance. Then after advancing for about ten minutes, they encountered Sarin's army that took the initiative. They suffered heavy losses and fled backward in large numbers.
The Sarin army took the opportunity to pursue, causing the entire first layer of encirclement to collapse. The follow-up teams trying to build a second layer of encirclement were also attacked. Among them, 50% of the casualties among the troops stationed in the Nast Territory, nearly 60% of the casualties among the troops stationed in the Bam Special Garrison Area, and there is no news about the garrison in the Limestone Territory for the time being, but it is expected... The result will not be much better... . ”
The staff officer who retreated to the side changed his expression after hearing this.
The new staff officer looked at Sauron and asked seriously: "General, it is expected that a lot of defeated troops will be chased by Sarin's army and flee towards our reef fortress. If we take heed, we will definitely fight with Sarin. Lin had a head-on conflict. If we ignored it, the multiple lines of defense we had built would be in danger of being disrupted. Moreover, although the defeated troops were not directly related to us, they were nominally our friendly forces. It was a bit unjustifiable to ignore it at all. You see, we How can I do?"
Sauron didn't speak. After a chuckle, he returned to silence and continued to look at the air in front of him, motionless.
He was meditating, he was indeed meditating, but no one knew what he was meditating on or what decision he was about to make.
In the room, the two staff officers and the clerk exchanged glances with each other. They were a little confused and didn't know what to do. They could only stand there and wait quietly.
In the silence, footsteps sounded from outside the door.
"Ta-ta-ta..."
The door was pushed open with a "squeak", and the wizard Abu Yule walked in, wearing a blue robe as always, holding a letter in his hand, and frowning.
As Sauron's confidant, he walked straight to Sauron, shook the letter in his hand, and exhaled: "General, this is a letter for you, sent by Shalin. It is said that it was written by that person himself. In my heart The content is an explanation about that matter, saying that I hope you can follow your reason and make a wise choice after reading it."
Sauron held his chin with his right hand, as if he didn't hear it at all.
Yule frowned deeply: "General?"
Sauron still made no move.
Yule raised his tone: "General?!"
"General!"
Sauron finally moved, looked up at Yule, stood up, and walked forward at pace.
He paced and spoke, not knowing who to tell: "You know, I have thought a lot these days, about that person and what happened to Xia Ya. I believe that that person He is not crazy. I have been in contact with him and it is clear that he is not a lunatic. On the contrary, he is a very smart person. I am sure that since he did that thing in Xiaya, there must be some reasons, and the reasons are even very good. , so he tried to convince me.
I'm also trying to convince myself not to be too impulsive. After all, Sarin is different from other territories. The power displayed on the surface is enough to make us vigilant. The actual power behind the scenes is likely to be enough to change the situation of the entire continent. Otherwise, that person probably wouldn't have done things so neatly in Xiaya - he spent several years building Sarin, and he would never give up easily, and he definitely didn't want to be destroyed in the war. "
Sauron walked to the wall, turned around, continued pacing, and continued talking.
"In addition, Sika must also consider it. The war more than three years ago did give them a heavy blow, but it was not fatal and did not hurt their roots. More than three years of rest and recuperation have allowed them to recover a lot. The most important thing is that the failure of the war made them pay more attention to the army, and their combat effectiveness was greatly enhanced. If the power of our reef castle launches an attack on the sand forest, the border will be empty, whether Sika takes advantage of it or waits until It would be very dangerous to give us a fatal blow after the dust has settled.
Also, Char's court has been quite disappointing to me for so long. From Emperor Byron, I do not see the hope of a prosperous alliance. To be bold, maybe the death of Emperor Byron is not entirely a bad thing for the alliance. You know, it is very strange for Emperor Byron to succeed to the throne. The power he suddenly possesses and the forces behind it make people worry about whether it is good or bad for the alliance. "
The people in the room had strange expressions and did not dare to speak. After all, Sauron's speech was too bold and even a little rebellious. However, having said that, what Sauron told seems to be true. They kept exchanging glances and their expressions were somewhat wonderful.
At this time, Sauron walked back to the wizard Yule. Yule handed over the letter in his hand and asked: "General, would you like to read it?"
Soran did not answer the letter, but carefully observed the envelope for several seconds, and suddenly sighed softly: "What a pity."
"Huh?" Wizard Yule was confused.
"What a pity, what a pity!" Sauron shook his head and said repeatedly, his expression becoming more and more serious, "It's really a pity. After all, he killed the Alliance Emperor, and he did it in the palace under the watchful eyes of many people. If he had killed It was a palace minister. If he had just imprisoned the emperor, there would still be talk, but he really went too far this time.
Emperor Byron may have had many misdeeds and may have taken many measures that were not conducive to the alliance, but as the emperor, he was the representative of the alliance. Killing him would mean starting a war with the alliance. I may not have been completely loyal to Emperor Byron, but I was definitely completely loyal to the League. If you are an enemy of the Alliance, you are an enemy of me. I will use all my strength to destroy him.
Failure to do so would mean that the Alliance is unable to punish its enemies. Is it still a normal country? Still have a national qualification? If the murderer of the previous emperor is ignored, how can the next emperor have any reason to succeed, unless the country's name is changed, or the country is divided. And I absolutely can't stand this happening. "
The wizard Yule in front of Sauron showed a bit of surprise and opened his mouth: "General, this letter..."
Sauron stretched out his hand to take the letter, looked at the cover and chuckled, then pinched both sides of the envelope with both hands, and with a strong force, it tore into two halves with a "stab" sound. Then he repeated this action and tore the letter into pieces.
"There is no need to read it, and there is no need to read it." Sauron threw away the shredded paper in his hand and said seriously, "I can guess that there are enough reasons to convince me in the letter. But no reason can make me betray the alliance."
"Then what are we going to do next..." Wizard Yule asked with twinkling eyes.
"Blow the horn." Sauron replied with a deep look.
Wizard Yule's eyelids twitched and he was stunned for a full second. Then he lowered his head and said, "Yes, I understand, General."
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